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Fact and opinion

Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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A parent or tutor should read along with the student, helping as needed.

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If something is true, or it really happened, it is a fact.

If something is what someone thinks or believes, it is an opinion.

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As you read this story, think about what parts are fact and what parts are opinion.

It was almost Halloween, and Maria still hadn't thought of a costume. Her sister Louisa was going as a hot dog, and Maria thought that was the best idea ever. Louisa always took Maria trick-or-treating, and they always had costumes that went together. But this year, Louisa had been too busy with her friends to help Maria with a costume. Maria didn't know what to do.

Maria was looking in some magazines for costume ideas when her mom asked her to go with her to the grocery store. At the store, in the Halloween candy aisle, Maria saw a tall, pointed red hat that gave her a great idea. The hat only cost two dollars, so Maria's mom bought it for her. Maria skipped all the way to the car. She had a costume! She was going to be...KETCHUP!

Circle the word "fact" if it is true or it really happened in the story. Circle the word "opinion" if it is what someone thinks or believes.

1. Maria thought Louisa's costume was great. fact

opinion

2. Louisa's costume was a hot dog.

fact

opinion

3. Louisa had been too busy to help Maria.

fact

opinion

4. Maria was happy about her costume idea. fact

opinion

5. The red hat cost two dollars.

fact

opinion

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As you read this story, think about what parts are fact and what parts are opinion.

Jack lives in a small town in Australia. The closest big city is an hour's drive away. Jack looks forward to going to the city because when they drive through the countryside they almost always see kangaroos. Sometimes they even see a baby kangaroo riding in its mother's pouch.

Jack knows all about kangaroos. A baby is called a joey, a mother is called a doe, and a father is called a boomer. A group of kangaroos is called a mob.

Once, Jack saw a kangaroo jump about three times its height. It was an amazing sight! He knows that when kangaroos are hopping along at high speed, they can go as fast as 40 miles per hour.

Jack also knows that even though kangaroos are fun to look at, you wouldn't want to try to pet one. If a kangaroo thinks it is in danger, it just might lean back on its big tail and kick you with its back feet.

Circle the word "fact" if it is true or it really happened in the story. Circle the word "opinion" if it is what someone thinks or believes.

6. Jack lives an hour's drive away from the city. fact

opinion

7. Jack likes when his family drives to the city. fact

opinion

8. Baby kangaroos are called joeys.

fact

opinion

9. Jack was amazed at the sight of a kangaroo fact jumping almost three times its height.

10. Jack knows that kangaroos can be

fact

dangerous.

opinion opinion

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11. What is one other fact from the story about Jack?

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Answer Key 1. opinion 2. fact 3. fact 4. opinion 5. fact 6. fact 7. opinion 8. fact 9. opinion 10. fact 11. Accept any reasonable response.

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